"Arnie has had ample time and $14,000,000 to prepare a political campaign plan that would have appealed to the conservative Republicans of California. Arnie needed to prove he was a fiscal conservative, but to date that hasn't been achieved. Arnie hasn't convinced McClintock's supporters, those traditional conservatives and loyal Republicans, that he cares about their concerns on the issues of principle and conviction that matter to them.
"While Arnie can't win merely by appealing to conservatives, he also can't win unless he does appeal to conservatives. The fault lies with Arnie."
Wow -- I've read this several times now to see if I might have misunderstood. Are you saying that if Arnold doesn't do exactly what *you* want him to then he is somehow "not good enough" and because it in some way "bothers" you that he hasn't done or said exactly what you wanted him to -- he is therefore "100% responsible" for the outcome of the election? Are you saying that McClintock has no responsibility for his own impact?
I just can't get my mind to wrap around this. Are you saying that if a candidate does not "cater" to you -- then the very act of not catering to you makes them "100%" responsible for the outcome of the election? Are you saying that people in California should *get* who you are and how important you are and if they don't -- then to hell with everyone and everything? -- if people will not do and say what you have determined they must -- then everyone *deserves* to be punished and the candidate who was so remiss as to not cowtow to you, is totally to blame? McClintock has no "responsiblity" to make his candidacy appeal to the majority of Californians?
What "responsiblity" does McClintock have?
It has NOTHING to do with "catering"......it has to do with a deep seated CONVICTION,something that the Republican party is fast moving away from. All of you who are now going to bed with Arnold, are the same ones who have squabbled and SCREAMED that our gutless members of congress have handed , yeah caved in to the demos in Washington!! Can you not see that you are asking the conservative Republicans here in the state of Calif to do the exact thing you have screamed about??? THINK ABOUT IT. THe time has come when we must take a stand. BUSTAMONTE or NOT!!!!!!!!
Obviously. Keep trying and remember, this isn't about me. Stay on topic. If you read the GOP party platform and check out the rating system employed by the ACU, you'll get a broader and deeper understanding of exactly why, many conservative Republicans oppose Arnie and his liberal agenda. You also might better comprehend why Tom McClintock is the right choice for conservative Republicans.